Tuition Waiver Information: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

SUBMIT WAIVERS EARLY.

Tuition Waivers should be submitted as early as possible after registering for a course. Delayed submission could result in late fee charges or course cancellation. If the waiver is submitted late and is not posted to your tuition invoice, you may need to consider enrolling in the NKU Installment Plan to avoid being removed from classes.

Northern Kentucky University offers a Tuition Waiver Program to employees to promote the professional and personal development of its faculty and staff and assist employees' families in obtaining education and training.

Employees are eligible to utilize tuition waiver for undergraduate, graduate or law classes after successful completion of probationary period. Spouses and/or dependents are eligible to utilize tuition waiver for undergraduate classes at NKU only.

For additional information regarding the use of the tuition waiver, please see "Policies and Procedures".

Below is a breakdown of the tuition waiver benefits based on employee category available to NKU employees:

Employees with full-time status

Faculty/Tenured
Faculty/Tenure track, Probational
Faculty/Non-Tenure Track, Renewable
Staff/Regular
Staff/13-month contract

WAIVER: Maximum of six (6) credit hours per semester/entire summer session for the employee and the employee's legal spouse and dependents.

Employees with part-time status

Staff/Regular
Staff/13-month contract working 20 or more hours per week

WAIVER: Maximum of three (3) credit hours per semester/ entire summer session for the employee and the employee's legal spouse and dependents.

Faculty/Non-Tenure Track, Temporary

WAIVER: Maximum of six (6) credit hours per semester/entire summer session for the employee after one academic year of continuous service.Beginning in the fourth year of continuous service, the employee's spouse and dependents will also be eligible for six (6) hours per semester.

Faculty/Part-time

WAIVER: Maximum of three (3) credit hours per semester/entire summer session for the employee who has taught two semesters/entire summer session over the course of one academic year of continuous service. Employee's legal spouse and dependents are not eligible for the tuition waiver benefit.

Tuition Waiver Information

SUBMIT WAIVERS EARLY.

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